Corn Oil: 24 Ways to Use it Around the House

Corn oil has been around since 1899, so there is no surprise that people have found many different ways to put it to good use! Recycling may come to mind when you discover how to get your money's worth out of a product, but I also think about the money you save yourself on cleaning products, and possibly medical
products, by using a substitute instead.

Anytime you can find a substitute for a product, during these economic times, take advantage of it. I'm sure corn oil is just one of many.

Treatment For Cat Ear Mites:
Try putting just a drop or two of vegetable oil in your cat's ear. Using a cotton ball, clean the ear by removing all the debris. You should do this everyday for about three days. This kills the mites
by smothering them, the oil soothes and heal the ear.

Prepare Your Cast-Iron Skillet:
Before using your brand new cast-iron skillet, rub some vegetable oil on it, and let it warm in the oven for a few minutes. Do this for several weeks after washing it.

Skin Moisturizer:
Rub the corn oil over your body, wipe all the excess away, then take your bath.

Make Your Sink Shine:
Rub your sink with the oil using a soft cloth.

Clean Dog Hair:
If your dog ever gets tar, anything sticky or burrs in his coat, just wet with the vegetable oil, then wash and dry him.

Bubble Bath:
2 cups of corn oil
3 tablespoon of shampoo
1/4 teaspoon of perfume

Mix all the ingredients together at high speed in a blender.

Clean Wood Surface Of Stuck Paper:
Rub the area where the paper is stuck with the oil. Let it stand until the paper is soft enough to peel away.

Soften Baseball Mitt:
Rub the palm of the mitt with vegetable oil. Fold the mitt around the ball and use a rubber band to secure it. Place the mitt over night between your mattress.

No More Cat Hair Balls:
Mix the corn oil into one of your cat's meals per day.

Easy Barbecue Grill Cleaning:
Rub corn oil on the grill before you use it. This makes it easier to clean the grill once it cools off.

Soften Skin To Remove A Splinter:
Put oil on the area where the splinter is. This will soften the skin and make it easier to remove the splinter.

Soften Sticky Price Tags Of Labels:
Rub the oil onto the price tag or label. This softens the glue so you can scrape the tag off. Use this procedure on items that will not stain from the vegetable oil. Like metal, porcelain or glass surfaces.

Glue Remover:
As has already been established. Oil softens glue so it can be removed. So put the oil on any glue that needs to be removed, and it will come up easier.

Shine Up Your Dog's Coat:
Just put one teaspoon of corn oil into each of his meals.

Remove Christmas Tree Sap:
Rub the oil over your hands to remove the sap, then wash them.

Treat Tired Feet:
Warm the vegetable oil before rubbing it on your feet. Then wrap your feet with a towel that is hot and damp. Leave it for a few minutes before removing.

A Nice Pre Hair Conditioner:
Rub warm oil into your hair before covering it with a shower cap. Leave this on for about 30 minutes before removing and shampooing.

Clean Up Spots From Wood Furniture:
This one you probably won't believe. Put corn oil on a soft cloth, then dip into cigarette or cigar ashes. Wipe the area where the watermark or white spot is until it's gone.

Soften Glue On Decals:
Do this the same way you would for softening glue, and removing tags and labels.

Your Cast Iron Skillet And Rust:
If you rub vegetable oil over the rust, the oil will remove it. If one treatment doesn't remove the rust, repeat the process again.

Clean Hands Of Oil Based Paint:
Just rub the oil over your hands until the paint is gone.

Protect Car Doors In The Winter:
If you want to stop your car doors from freezing, just rub the oil on the gaskets. This keeps the water out and won't damage the gaskets.

Prepare Your Wooden Spoons:
Your wooden spoons, butcher blocks and cutting boards need to be prepared just like your cast iron skillet needs to be seasoned. Just rub the vegetable oil into the wood, then wipe clean.

Coat Your Snow Shovel:
Rubbing oil on the shovel will prevent snow from sticking to it.

Now for a little history about corn oil. Did you know that it comes from the germ of the corn kernel? And that the crude oil comes from crushing and milling these kernels?

They then mix a product called caustic soda into the oil before they heat it. This process lets the majority of the fatty acids and impurities become separated from the oil.

Then to remove the color from the oil, they mix in a bleaching clay under vacuum, and high temperatures.

The oil is deodorized by going in a vacuum where steam is then forced through it. The final product is a delicate and pure oil that has a natural taste and flavor.